Healthcare Assistant

Come and join our CQC rated 'Outstanding' Trust as a OOH Community Healthcare Assistant THE ooh Community Nursing Service. As a Community Healthcare Assistant, you'll help deliver care to people in their own homes and get to work with inspiring, skilled teams whilst you do it. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development, a strong in-house training programme. The role of OOH Healthcare Assistant is fundamental to the success of Community Nursing Teams. The post holder will be able to demonstrate the competencies required to perform at this level and role model the Trust's core values as well as exhibit the behaviours required as part of those values.

• You will visit a number of patients on a daily basis in their own homes.
• You will provide high quality nursing care to a range of patients with varying healthcare needs.
  
  1. Previous experience as a HCA/ Carer
  
  Deliver clinical and therapeutic care to patients within agreed trust policies/ protocols, as documented in the band 3 competency assessment tool.
• Contribute to the holistic assessment and management of patients care needs through initial data collection, monitoring of patients progress, feedback discussion reports and in care reviews with the Community Nursing Team.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish. Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The "must haves" for this role: 1. Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes 1. A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for patients within their own homes 1. Willing to undertake training to fulfil the requirements of these role